Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Tayue Martial Arts Hall, the Unseen Ahead
After school, Su Tu went to look for the ’sickly’ Lin Feiyang.
He wanted to talk to him about what happened yesterday.
Besides, he was going to the Martial Arts Hall today, and with both things happening, it seemed reasonable to find him.
Once again, he came up empty; Lin Feiyang still wasn’t at school.
As a senior gym teacher, those who know, know.
"Why have you been so secretive lately?" Chen Xi waiting at the gate stared into Su Tu’s eyes, putting on a thoughtful look.
"If you put your idle mind on Interstellar language, you might have some hope," Su Tu said as he pulled up his slipping backpack.
"Ahhhh!!! Don’t mention it, damn it, curse that Interstellar language, I might never leave Blue Star in my life, why do I have to learn this."
"When I ascend to the throne one day, I swear I’ll make the whole universe speak Chinese!!" Chen Xi ranted furiously.
As Blue Star entered the Interstellar Era, the Interstellar language emerged.
With humanity’s exploration of the interstellar, various races appeared before people’s eyes, and the Interstellar language became the common language for communication between them, similar to English in Su Tu’s previous life.
Chen Xi was particularly poor at learning the Interstellar language, his grades in other subjects far exceeded the first-tier score line, allowing him to apply to some colonial star colleges, but due to the Interstellar language, his total score could only stay on the second-tier line.
"Enough talking, when I get home today, I’m going to battle with the Interstellar language!" Chen Xi waved goodbye to Su Tu since their homes were not in the same direction.
After parting ways with Chen Xi, Su Tu retrieved the business card from his pocket and started heading to the address indicated.
"Is there really a Martial Arts Hall here?"
Su Tu was now standing in a deserted area, on the outskirts of North Sea, surrounded by deserted wilderness, overgrown weeds, and ancient towering trees.
There wasn’t the faintest trace of a Martial Arts Hall.
"Is this really it? Feiyang wouldn’t be joking with me, would he?" Su Tu looked at the business card in his hand, then opened his phone and pressed a few buttons, projecting a holographic map in mid-air, showing his current location.
Su Tu glanced around, but there was not even a house to be seen, let alone a Martial Arts Hall.
Just as he intended to leave, the business card he held began to emit a faint light.
Su Tu suddenly felt as though something that had always gone unnoticed was now dispelled before him.
A building appeared before him, an ancient pavilion painted entirely black, with hints of bright red, carrying an ancient aura.
Yet the entrance of the pavilion was hung with an LED electronic sign, saying ’Tayue Martial Arts Hall’.
The combination of these two felt incredibly abrupt.
Su Tu eyed the Martial Arts Hall in front of him up and down, recalling his search for the hall earlier.
Suddenly, he was surprised to discover that he hadn’t come in this direction during his search; even if he’d reached the hall, he wouldn’t have looked up, feeling as if there’s been a subtle hint making him instinctively ignore everything.
It wasn’t until the light on the business card restored his perception to normal that he found the Martial Arts Hall.
"Could Martial Arts really achieve this level?!!"
Su Tu’s interest in Martial Arts heightened intensely, realizing it was far from mere physical exercise as he imagined.
He stepped into the Martial Arts Hall, noting that its interior decor was starkly modern compared to the exterior.
Inside, a dozen teenagers quietly sat on benches at the entrance, waiting; as soon as Su Tu entered, they turned to look at him almost simultaneously.
These people seemed about the same age as Su Tu, but their eyes seemed to carry a ’light’ that was extraordinary, though Su Tu couldn’t quite decipher what this meant.
They glanced briefly at Su Tu then resumed waiting.
Su Tu moved forward quietly, found a vacant spot, and sat down, joining them in waiting.
Though unclear about the situation here, a wise man observes silently, and so he decided to quietly watch.
The people around exuded strong confidence from within, they seemed familiar with each other, and many were whispering together.
"Hey buddy, which family are you from? Haven’t seen you in the circle before!" A slightly plump boy beside Su Tu asked, his smiling squint making him approachable.
Hearing this, Su Tu’s lips curled into a smile; just when he was puzzled about the situation, here came the news!
Lowering his voice and feigning mystery, Su Tu replied, "Don’t bring it up, my family is very strict, I rarely get out to play, if it weren’t for this one..."
Su Tu gave a slight sidelong glance towards the door, cueing the boy to suddenly understand.
"Got it, got it, Martial Arts is tough work, the family’s just concerned about you. I’m Wang Sheng, nineteen this year."
"Su Tu, eighteen."
"Bro, we’re in an interesting time now, just when the Federation plans to lift the restrictions on the Ancestor Star and reveal the truth about Martial Arts," Wang Sheng muttered.
"Indeed, wonder what they’re thinking up there, they haven’t even announced adding Martial Arts to the College Entrance Exams yet," Su Tu casually probed.
Wang Sheng donned a knowing expression, starting to explain to Su Tu.
"Man, you’re someone who’s been training Martial Arts long term and unaware of the current situation.
Martial Arts relies on the mind, pushing the body to its limits, all tough work,
The Ancestor Star hasn’t passed down Martial Arts all these years, but recently something changed, and Federation higher-ups suddenly want to include Martial Arts in the College Entrance Exams. But how could anyone achieve anything significant in just three months?
This Martial Arts exam is basically prepared for us, those who’ve known Martial Arts are the catalyst to stimulate the Martial Arts hype on Blue Star, thus initiating the Martial Arts broadcast, although the Martial Arts exam is much harder than the regular College Entrance Exams.
The benefits are unimaginable, each city’s Martial Arts Examination Candidates have positions comparable to Heaven-Reaching status, I heard many of New Star’s prodigies are coming to compete, isn’t that cheating?" Wang Sheng complained.
"The New Star crowd enjoys the best resources, like Visualization and Technique, yet they come here to fight for spots with us, damn it, but we’re still better off than ordinary people, who are just spectators."
"Spectators? Regular people really have no chance?" Su Tu’s tone was complex.
"For sure, they’re estimating a few more days before announcing Martial Arts inclusion in the exams, how could any regular person catch up with us within just three months?
That’s just too far-fetched..." Wang Sheng said.
Little did he know, the ’spectators’ he mentioned had quietly entered the scene.
"By the way, what’s your realm, bro? I’m now guiding ’Qi’ into the body but awaiting the right Heart and Spirit Visualization to step into the Peeping Branch Realm." Wang Sheng asked curiously.
Hearing these unfamiliar terms, Su Tu kept a calm face, saying: "I’m the same."
"No wonder the family brought you here, let me tell you, the master of Tayue Hall has significant background, his Visualization Collection Dao is incredibly exceptional,
But they have high standards, so far only three have been taken in, rumor has it a few spots have already been reserved."
"Saying that possessing a Red Seal grants direct entry, isn’t this just for connections!"
Wang Sheng spoke with a hint of envy.
"Red Seal?" At Wang Sheng’s words, Su Tu suddenly remembered the red business card he had.
Then, he took out that card from his pocket once more.
The next moment...
The tightly closed door swung open, and a tall young man, striding like a tiger, stepped out, catching everyone’s eager, hopeful gaze.
However, the young man didn’t look at anyone else, he walked straight to Su Tu, speaking gently: "You must be Su Tu; Mr. Lin informed the master earlier, please follow me."
Upon hearing this, Su Tu stood up, followed the young man, under the surprised and envious gaze of everyone, headed inside.
"I’ll catch you later," Su Tu said to Wang Sheng before leaving.
At that moment, Wang Sheng seemed a bit stunned, feeling as though he’d been chatting with a buddy, bad-mouthing the rich, only for his buddy to suddenly drive up in a Lamborghini and say, "Being a rich heir is no big deal..."